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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared during the State of the Union on Tuesday that “we’re winning so much,” saying he sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at…
Read more Trump’s State of the Union seeks to calm economic jittersNorth Carolina’s election technology is long overdue for an upgrade, state officials say, and now a bipartisan commission is poised to meet for the first time Tuesday to…
Read more Bipartisan commission gets to work on upgrading 28-year-old NC elections systemsNATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AP) — Over and over, the Republicans and former Republicans who gathered just outside Washington this weekend warned that President Donald Trump and his allies…
Read more Never Trump Republicans Are Still Issuing Dire Warnings. Is Anyone Listening?SAN FRANCISCO — The California state lawmaker favored to succeed Nancy Pelosi in the U.S. House has already been thrust into the national spotlight as the force behind…
Read more A policy wonk who wants Nancy Pelosi’s House seat is unafraid of a fightNow Scott Wiener is expected to win the California Democratic Party’s endorsement on Sunday, giving his candidacy an extra boost in a competitive primary. Once in Washington, he…
Read more A Policy Wonk Who Wants Nancy Pelosi’s House Seat Is Unafraid of a FightSALISBURY — The Salisbury Democratic Town Committee will hold a caucus Feb. 28 at the Hilton Senior Center, 43 Lafayette Road, to elect delegates to attend as voting…
Read more Salisbury Democrats to hold caucusLOS ANGELES — As national Democrats search for a unifying theme ahead of the fall’s midterm elections, a California proposal to levy a hefty tax on billionaires is…
Read more Bernie Sanders and Gavin Newsom become adversaries over push to tax California billionairesHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made comments that could lead people to misinterpret her agency’s role in elections as she lobbied for legislation that would require photo ID…
Read more Fact-checking Kristi Noem on DHS role in electionsWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in a Florida-based investigation into perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump and the U.S. government response to Russian…
Read more New Subpoenas Issued in Inquiry on Response to 2016 Russian Election Interference, AP Sources SayNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Vince Offer Shlomi, more commonly known to the masses as the “ShamWow Guy,” is running for Congress in Texas…
Read more ‘ShamWow Guy’ reveals what is motivating him to run for Congress: ‘This woke mess won’t clean itself’BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in the Hungarian capital on Monday for meetings with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government during…
Read more Rubio Meets Orbán in Budapest as US and Hungary Are to Sign a Civilian Nuclear PactDolton Trustee Kiana Belcher is running for the 5th District Cook County Board seat against Harvey Park District Executive Director Kisha McCaskill, who was appointed to the position…
Read more Dolton Trustee Kiana Belcher challenges appointee Kisha McCaskill for 5th District Cook County Board seatNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is continuing his streak of breaking with his party — this time on voter ID legislation…
Read more Fetterman slams Democrats’ ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ voter ID rhetoric as party unity fracturesBOSTON — Doctored photos and video footage coupled with ads twisting candidates’ words have been used for decades in political campaigns, but the rise of artificial intelligence has…
Read more Beacon Hill targets AI in political advertisingThe North Carolina State Board of Elections is investigating allegations of misconduct by voter registration-drive workers. The board said Friday that it received complaints alleging that workers have…
Read more State board investigating allegations of misconduct by voter registration-drive workersWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has bragged about building a political war chest exceeding $1.5 billion — a staggering sum that he can wield at his whim to…
Read more Trump boasts of over $1.5B in political funds, which could rock the midtermsHARRISBURG, Pa. — As outrage spreads over energy-hungry data centers, politicians from President Donald Trump to local lawmakers have found rare bipartisan agreement over insisting that tech companies…
Read more As electricity costs rise, everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how?ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Phil Berger entered the small auditorium at Rockingham Community College and prepared to defend his record to a crowd of MAGA-hat-wearing constituents, with just…
Read more In North Carolina, a tight primary could upend the balance of conservative powerNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans face long odds in advancing voter ID legislation, but they’re not backing down. Huddled behind closed doors on…
Read more Hardline conservatives double down to save the SAVE ActBANGKOK — Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 share index jumped 4.7% on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election. Takaichi…
Read more Tokyo benchmark Nikkei 225 jumps after PM Takaichi’s ruling party wins a super majority in election